sports.aol.com - 2/7/2008
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18-year-old striker Jozy Altidore will be one of many young American hopefuls on display when the U.S. men's national team takes on Mexico tonight in Houston. (We mentioned that this no-so-friendly will be on ESPN2 at 9:00 PM ET, right? Okay, good.) As it turned out, however, the New York Red Bulls' starting forward and New York Times guest blogger was almost a starter somewhere else this ...
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An ode to Jozy Altidore
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL. —
... But there was one overwhelming bright spot: Jozy Altidore. The 18-year-old from the New York Red Bulls wasn’t perfect, but he showed exactly what the U.S. have lacked for so long up front: Size and speed, and the opportunism needed to finish contested chances in the box. (It also showed why Altidore isn’t going to last in the MLS for very long.) ...
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forbes.com 2/7/2008 — FORBES Magazine Slideshow: Featured are the 10 wealthiest soccer team owners (according to Forbes' own 2008 calculations). --- Americans on the list include two MLS owners: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and AEG's Philip Anschutz. --- American owners of Premiership clubs including Manchester United and Liverpool did not make this 'wealthiest of the weathly' list of 10.
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web.mlsnet.com 2/7/2008 — February 7 (Press Release) First week of coverage features doubleheaders on FOX and ESPN Networks --- MLS, ESPN2 and ABC, Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Sports en Español, HDNet and TeleFutura today unveiled the 2008 Regular Season schedule. Major League Soccer's four national television partners will again combine to broadcast 113 games. Complete schedule and broadcast highlights are included here.
Becks, Galaxy To Visit Swamp Saturday Night, July 19
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Soccer | Mexico ties U.S. 2-2 —
The Seattle Times: Sports 2/7/2008
Jozy Altidore made his first start for the U.S. national team and scored a go-ahead goal late in the first half, but Jonny Magallon's second goal of the game gave Mexico a 2-2 tie in an exhibition game Wednesday night.
